25 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

It's a better setup than we've got ... and it would be interim.

Don't do it!

@Ghostwriter won't be able to make the training sessions - so no more reports, or gossip.

1 hour ago, Neil Crompton said:

Don't do it!

@Ghostwriter won't be able to make the training sessions - so no more reports, or gossip.

I wouldn’t put it past her. Might just be she needs her travelling interstate routine of about ten coffees, twenty red bulls and a packet of darts to do it though.

Sad indictment of Casey when you're considering VFL Park.

The training ground saga continues

If we were an NFL team we could have a few helicopters and use Gosch's as a pick up point. Where's old Reg Ansett when you need him

On 05/10/2025 at 09:31, Neil Crompton said:

Don't do it!

@Ghostwriter won't be able to make the training sessions - so no more reports, or gossip.

She'll be able to do it, the 850 bus from Glen Waverley Station goes past the ground.

I hope we get a move on with Caulfield. The redevelopment of the Shane Warne stand at the MCG is going to hog all the $$$$$$

Kangas hopped out.

Crisis, what crisis.

Edited October 10, 2025Oct 10 by bluey
Yeh

Is the MRC a bit of a rabble?

My first thought is this could be good for us. Kanga strikes me as a volatile and unpredictable piece of work, bloody minded and hard to work with.

I can feel something familiar about this, a Melbourne club member buying up bulk memberships just before a vote,

1 hour ago, pitmaster said:

My first thought is this could be good for us. Kanga strikes me as a volatile and unpredictable piece of work, bloody minded and hard to work with.

No he isn't

11 minutes ago, Demons1858 said:

No he isn't

Definitely missing a few kangaroos in the top paddock.

2 hours ago, bluey said:

Definitely missing a few kangaroos in the top paddock.

You're on fire, Bluey!

Are we about to announce something or has the Kanga disaster pushed it back again?

We all need to support either Craig Drummond or Peter Allen for the next AFL chair, to limit Eddie's influence through Peter Gordon.

Beginning around 2008-2009, Collingwood massively lobbied for control over Olympic Park, a site historically important for athletics but also valuable for a training ground close to Melbourne's sports precinct. Unfortunately we were asleep at the wheel and the Collingwood filth effectively took over the Olympic Park training facility from the MFC through backroom strategic negotiations, conflicts of interest (Eddie McGuire serving on the Athletics Australia board) and leveraging political influence.

Our goal should be to take back what is rightfully and geographically more accurately "ours" and send collingwood back to collingwood where they came from. if Peter Gordon doesn't get up then we can have a real crack at Olympic Park. Watch out!

16 hours ago, Roost it far said:

Are we about to announce something or has the Kanga disaster pushed it back again?

Damn good question !

16 hours ago, RickyJ45 said:

We all need to support either Craig Drummond or Peter Allen for the next AFL chair, to limit Eddie's influence through Peter Gordon.

Beginning around 2008-2009, Collingwood massively lobbied for control over Olympic Park, a site historically important for athletics but also valuable for a training ground close to Melbourne's sports precinct. Unfortunately we were asleep at the wheel and the Collingwood filth effectively took over the Olympic Park training facility from the MFC through backroom strategic negotiations, conflicts of interest (Eddie McGuire serving on the Athletics Australia board) and leveraging political influence.

Our goal should be to take back what is rightfully and geographically more accurately "ours" and send collingwood back to collingwood where they came from. if Peter Gordon doesn't get up then we can have a real crack at Olympic Park. Watch out!

16 hours ago, RickyJ45 said:

We all need to support either Craig Drummond or Peter Allen for the next AFL chair, to limit Eddie's influence through Peter Gordon.

Beginning around 2008-2009, Collingwood massively lobbied for control over Olympic Park, a site historically important for athletics but also valuable for a training ground close to Melbourne's sports precinct. Unfortunately we were asleep at the wheel and the Collingwood filth effectively took over the Olympic Park training facility from the MFC through backroom strategic negotiations, conflicts of interest (Eddie McGuire serving on the Athletics Australia board) and leveraging political influence.

Our goal should be to take back what is rightfully and geographically more accurately "ours" and send collingwood back to collingwood where they came from. if Peter Gordon doesn't get up then we can have a real crack at Olympic Park. Watch out!

Fantasy land.

Can anyone shed some light on what the MRC controversy means for the MFC?

Did Kanga initially oppose our Caufield base before acquiescing?

If so where does this leave our proposal?

Who will take over his position and where do the likely candidates stand on our proposed project?

1 minute ago, Hellfire Dub said:

Can anyone shed some light on what the MRC controversy means for the MFC?

Did Kanga initially oppose our Caufield base before acquiescing?

If so where does this leave our proposal?

Who will take over his position and where do the likely candidates stand on our proposed project?

Publicly opposed it, stating the parkland within the precinct is for community use and dog walking, not for corporates or football clubs.

He was then told to forgo any commentary on it and focus on racing rather than trying to govern the Caulfield trust.

His departure isn’t bad news but it’s insignificant because progress has been made behind the scenes with the funding we require and a further announcement will closely proceed the trade period.

1 hour ago, Dannyz said:

Publicly opposed it, stating the parkland within the precinct is for community use and dog walking, not for corporates or football clubs.

He was then told to forgo any commentary on it and focus on racing rather than trying to govern the Caulfield trust.

His departure isn’t bad news but it’s insignificant because progress has been made behind the scenes with the funding we require and a further announcement will closely proceed the trade period.

Thanks Dannyz, that's reassuring.

No doubt our favourite journos will find a way to taint the MFC by association with all the goings on at the MRC.

Nice to know that the state/taxpayer sponsored horse racing is still an honest industry full of trustworthy characters.

59 minutes ago, Dannyz said:

Publicly opposed it, stating the parkland within the precinct is for community use and dog walking, not for corporates or football clubs.

He was then told to forgo any commentary on it and focus on racing rather than trying to govern the Caulfield trust.

His departure isn’t bad news but it’s insignificant because progress has been made behind the scenes with the funding we require and a further announcement will closely proceed the trade period.

Appreciate the updates🙏🏼

This is the article: https://www.theage.com.au/sport/racing/john-kanga-quits-as-melbourne-racing-club-chairman-20251010-p5n1ku.html

Flogging a dead horse, but raising $100m to build at caulfield when that cash could be used to fund the mcg redevlopement bothers me. Surey our facilities could be baked into the redevelopment, even if it means players have to jog over to gosch's and back for outdoor sessions.

Edited October 12, 2025Oct 12 by Gouga

IMO the MRC being in disarray is not helpfull for our Caulfield project and possibly even for Mt Scopus.

The land we want to build our admin on will have to be leased from the MRC (or they hand it back to the Trust and we lease it from them). This will require someone at the helm of the MRC.

Any news on Waverley?